News archive of July 2020

British tour operator Jet2 announced on Wednesday it has canceled all flights and holidays to Cyprus until August 17.
However, British press reports say customers have reacted strongly to the announcement, saying they have already paid hundreds of pounds for the compulsory coronavirus tests.

Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitstotakis said the government will this year return 1.4 billion euros to pensioners whose income was slashed during the financial crisis in the previous decade.

Alexis Tsipras is almost certainly annoyed at not getting the support he needed from the opposition when he was prime minister and engaging in the difficult negotiations for the name deal with Skopje. He probably believes that New Democracy should have shown boldness and supported the Prespes agreement, albeit with asterisks.

Doctors at hospitals in parts of the country that are also popular holiday destinations wonder when they will have to stop dealing with victims of what can only be described as criminal negligence.

A total of 62 forest fires broke out across Greece in 24 hours from Wednesday evening until Thursday night, according to the Fire Department.

Around 600 firefighters, more than 230 fire engines, two airplanes and two helicopters were recruited to battle the flames. Additional assistance was also provided by volunteer firefighters and water tankers from regional authorities. 

I don't know your name. I wouldn't recognize you if you were standing in front of me. I don't speak Greek and you don't speak English, so there's no conversation to recall. However, what I do remember is your incredible kindness to me on February 22 of this year.

Tourists take pictures at the top of the Areopagus hill, in front of the Acropolis hill, in Athens, on Tuesday. Greece is continuing to open up its tourism industry despite tougher pandemic-related restrictions that will take effect this week. Cruise lines will be allowed to resume services starting Saturday. [Petros Giannakouris/AP]

The Athens-listed OTE Group and Intracom Telecom have undertaken the expansion of the National Telemedicine Network (EDIT) to 22 additional islands of the north and south Aegean for 2021.

Outdoor advertisements on sidewalks, streets and highways are banned, according to a joint ministerial decision on Thursday as part of an effort to banish eyesores that tarnish the aesthetics of urban landscapes.

Despite the restrictions due to the pandemic, the Finance Ministry is insisting on the requirement for 30% of taxpayers' expenditure to consist of online transactions, which if not met will entail a fine.